Everything is new, I've adjusted the rockers by the book 4 or 5 times. I originally had stock rockers upgraded to roller to tipped rockers and had to replace the pushrods because when the engine was put back together my buddy "torqued" the rockers and bent my old pushrods. The engine just seems to be running rough and I'm not sure what to do. ....
The video is on private.. and why are you trying to start the engine with the valve cover off.. It's going to shoot oil.. lol.. without any more details I can't really say.. does the exaust smoke? do you smell anything funny at idle? does it make power? are you overheating? does the roughness go away past 1200RPM? need more details
1967 fiberglass fastback, all aluminum 427 supercharged and racing coilovers all around. "Still waiting to find a sequential manual transmission under 20k "
stock 289. Holly 650, spec less mild cam, In the pic I was adjusting the rockers..... and it didn't make since to me why oil would only be shooting or of cyl 1 as opposed to them all.. video should be fixed
No smoke out exhaust no unordinary smells I guess it sounds better when in gear? But pretty much just sounds the same through all rpm ranges. And Im scared to drive it very much in fear of damaging somthing...
If you changed nothing else but the rockers (and then the pushrods) I'd say it more or less has to be a valve problem. If you are certain that the rockers are adjusted properly then you have other problems.
If you managed to bend the pushrods you could have problems with collapsed lifters, bent valve stems or (less likely) damaged cam lobes. The fact that you only have oil squirting from one pushrod would cause me to look at the lifters.
Are the pushrods the correct length? The roller tip needs to be centered on the valve stem.
If you spun the pushrods when tightening, you probably have open valves.
Do this:
Turn the engine so the #1 intake valve is fully opened. Loosen the exhaust valve pushrod up and down (NOT spinning).
Tighten this valve until no up and down movement can be felt, then tighten an additional 3/4 turn.
Turn the engine so the #1 exhaust valve is fully opened. Loosen the intake valve pushrod up and down (NOT spinning).
Tighten this valve until no up and down movement can be felt, then tighten an additional 3/4 turn.
Repeat for the other 7 cylinders.
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If you spun the pushrods when tightening, you probably have open valves.
Do this:
Turn the engine so the #1 intake valve is fully opened. Loosen the exhaust valve pushrod up and down (NOT spinning).
Tighten this valve until no up and down movement can be felt, then tighten an additional 3/4 turn.
Turn the engine so the #1 exhaust valve is fully opened. Loosen the intake valve pushrod up and down (NOT spinning).
Tighten this valve until no up and down movement can be felt, then tighten an additional 3/4 turn.
Repeat for the other 7 cylinders.
until you can move the #1 exhaust until you can move the #1 intake
1967 fiberglass fastback, all aluminum 427 supercharged and racing coilovers all around. "Still waiting to find a sequential manual transmission under 20k "
I am pretty sure you have a bad lifter..It should not be shooting oil out like that.I have seen that happen before when a rocker was adjusted down way too tight.
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68 J code sprint, 408W with vic jr top end, Pro Systems 950HP Holley carb,Camshaft Innovations custom solid roller ,Hooker 6208s,Toploader,4:11 Detroit locker...
11.82@ 120.85mph
when I replaced my pressed in studs with screw in, added roller rockers, etc... I bent every push rod... turned out I needed hardened rods... DOH! rookie move.. I was so excited about getting that thing running, I forgot to replace the rods with hardened steel... also had a few guide plates to replace after that too... all is sweet now...
so.... did you happen to replace your rods with hardened steel?
__________________ 1966 Mustang GT RestoMod Project: 307c.i.d.,Holly 600 4brrl, TrickFlow Heads, Power Disc Brakes, Integral Power & Tilt Steering, AOD, 9" 3.50 posi rear end & a bunch of other stuff.
Project start date 1999. Completion date... fagidaboudit!
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289 runs like crap
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